Ploughman's Sandwich Prep and cook time: 30 mins to 1 hour Serves: 4 Ingredients Olive oil 1 red onion, cut into thick slices through the root 6 tablespoons balsamic vinegar Salt and pepper 8 thick slices Raisin and Rosemary bread A couple of knobs butter 1 curly leaf lettuce 225g Strong Cheddar Cheese, thickly sliced Method To make the onion marmalade, heat a little oil in a pan, throw in the onion and leave on a low heat to cook down slowly, adding a little water if needed. When soft add the balsamic vinegar and continue to cook for a few minutes. Season the marmalade to taste. Spread the Raisin and Rosemary Bread with butter and make up each sandwich with lettuce leaves, onion marmalade, a couple of slices of Cheddar and seasoning. Nutrition Info (per serving): 756 calories, 49 g fat. Rosemary-Skewered Buffalo Mozzarella Parcels Prep and cook time: Up to 30 mins Serves: 4 Ingredients 100ml extra virgin olive oil 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1 pack rosemary skewers 1 ready to bake ciabatta, torn or cut into equal sized pieces to the mozzarella 2 x 125g packs Buffalo mozzarella, torn into small pieces 2 x 100g packs smoked pancetta 100g rocket leaves Juice of 1 lemon Method Preheat the grill. Pour the olive oil into a bowl and add the crushed garlic and a few rosemary leaves. Marinate the ciabatta and mozzarella for about 5 minutes in the olive oil and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Wrap a strip of pancetta around a piece of mozzarella and ciabatta and push onto the rosemary stalks - you should have about 4 cheesy balls per stalk. Place under the preheated grill and grill for about 5-6 minutes, turning once, until crisp and golden. Dress the rocket with a good squeeze of lemon juice and eat with your cheesy balls! Nutrition Info (per serving): 728 calories, 53 g fat. Apple Fritters Prep and cook time: Up to 30 mins Serves: 4 Ingredients 2 eating apples, peeled and cored, cut into slice 25g icing sugar 75g self-raising flour 1 medium egg 100ml milk 15g butter, melted ¼ x 5ml spoon vanilla extract Oil for deep-frying 2 x 15ml spoons caster sugar Method Sprinkle the apple slices with a 5ml spoon of the icing sugar. Set aside. Sift the flour and remaining icing sugar together in a bowl. Make a well in the centre and beat in the egg and milk. Stir in the butter and vanilla. Heat the oil in a shallow pan to a depth of 2cm. To fry, dip each piece of apple in the batter then cook on each side in the hot oil until golden brown, drain on kitchen paper. Dredge with caster sugar before serving hot, with ice cream. Nutrition Info (per serving): 33 calories, 2 g fat. Baby Carrots Prep and cook time: Up to 30 mins Serves: 6 Ingredients 500g bunch of baby carrots 1 tablespoon sugar Sea salt Small pinch of cumin (optional) 50g butter Method Leave some of the stalk on and wash the carrots. Put into a saucepan with water just to cover, add in the sugar and salt. These ingredients penetrate the carrots to make then soft and sweet.